The Ghosts of Motley Hall

The Ghosts of Motley Hall
Created by	Richard Carpenter
Written by	Richard Carpenter
Starring	Arthur English Sean Flanagan Freddie Jones Nicholas Le Prevost Peter Sallis Sheila Steafel
Theme music composer	Wilfred Josephs and Derek Hilton
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	20
Production
Producer(s)	Quentin Lawrence
Running time	30 minutes per episode
Release
Original network	ITV
Audio format	Monaural sound
Original release	28 April 1976 – 5 March 1978

The Ghosts of Motley Hall is a British children's television series written by Richard Carpenter. It was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for Granada Television, and broadcast between 1976 and 1978 on the ITV network. The series relates the adventures of five ghosts who haunt the crumbling, abandoned Motley Hall. Each ghost is from a different era, and all except one (Matt) are unable to leave the confines of the building—and even Matt is unable to travel outside the grounds of the Hall.

The only regular character who is not a ghost is Mr. Gudgin, a real estate agent and the de facto caretaker of Motley Hall. Though Gudgin is tasked with selling the hall and its property, the ghosts are anxious that it be sold to someone who will respect it and restore it to its former glory; consequently, they often work to thwart a potential sale to an unsuitable candidate. Gudgin himself is not an enemy of the ghosts, as he too is respectful of the hall and its history.

The ghosts are generally unable to be seen by the living, although there are exceptions. Most notably, The White Lady can make herself visible to Mr. Gudgin ... although actually communicating with him is difficult, as her appearances instantly terrify him.

Carpenter wrote a companion novel for the series for Puffin Books in 1977.

A 3 DVD set containing the complete series was released by Network in 2005.

Series One (1976)

Series Two (1976–1977)

Christmas Special (1977)

Series Three (1978)

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